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I used one about a month ago in the backyard. It was between the DL of my DD Hammock. Temperatures got down to about 37 that night and it was pretty windy. I had to bail around 3:00am because I got too cold.

I too have scoured Goodwill looking for a cheap warm pad option and have tried a variety of pads: Thermarest, Alps, yoga mats, closed foam, and reflective car screens.

I am using the Alps Mountaneering comfort series at the moment until I buy an underquilt in June. I like it because it retains a nice boxy shape in my ENO Double nest.

All the other variations of pads I have tried slid around or bunched uncomfortably in the hammock. I haven't tried a double layer hammock yet - that would be interesting.

Bottom line for me is that I have trouble sleeping enough I don't want to be wrestling with a pad in the middle of the night or wake up cold because it shifted.

The folks who seem to have the most success with pads are either using a double layer hammock or using a pad intended for use in a hammock.

Addition: One combination I tried with some success was using my Thermarest Scout inside an Army bivy bag in the hammock. The bivy bag kept the pad underneath me and provided additional warmth. I would insert one end of my pad into my footbox and then slide it into the bivy. Zip myself in and its almost impossible to not keep the pad beneath you. What is also nice about this approach is the option to sleep on the ground if necessary. The downside is the feeling of restriction.